ST8 Slim Tower Case UPDATE

A new prototype has been made in grey and walnut with a clear side panel. Some minor improvements have been made including increased CPU cooler clearance height up to 105mm whilst retaining the same case volume through a reduction in case height.

TESTING

To test the system a Ryzen 5 2400G has been paired with a Gigabyte ITX GTX 1650 Super and powered by a Corsair SF450 PSU.

For cooling both a Corsair H60 120mm AIO was tested followed by a NH-L12S in combination with a 140x25mm Noctua Chromax fan.

*Full Stress = Unigine Valley + 8 threads of Prime95. All tests were left to run for 30 mins minimum until temps had settl

NH-L12S with 140mm Noctua Fan

• IDLE – the CPU ran at 39C with a system temp of 38C and a GPU temp of 31C, fans were set to silent/quiet speeds where possible.
• FULL STRESS – the CPU ran at 74C with a system temp of 47C and a GPU temp of 67C, all fans were set to max RPM

Corsair H60 120mm AIO

• IDLE – the CPU ran at 37C with a system temp of 35C and a GPU temp of 29C, fans were set to silent/quiet speeds where possible.
• FULL STRESS – the CPU ran at 75C with a system temp of 43C and a GPU temp of 64C, all fans were set to max RPM

Routing the AIO tubes was fairly straight forward, they folded round either side of the radiator:

There is sufficient clearance between the pump and fan with the Corsair H60, there may not be room for thicker pump/radiator combos from other brands:

The Radiator/Fan can be mounted either to the rail mounts, or for an extra 6mm of clearance they can be mounted directly to the side panel:

TESTING CONCLUSION
Surprisingly the NH-L12S held its own against the H60 AIO with very similar CPU temps under stress and gaming. But with the H60 exhausting all CPU heat straight out the case, it helps to achieve lower temps elsewhere in the system with the GPU running a few C lower.